Investigando os distúrbios de aquisição de linguagem a partir das queixas

Abstract

Although complaints regarding verbal production deficits are more common, verbal comprehension deficits are also evident in children with language disorders. These findings evidence the importance of careful evaluation based on the complaints presented by the families.

Prevalência de alterações fonoaudiológicas na infância na região oeste de São Paulo

“…Children in the age bracket between 3 years and 5 years 11 months old prevailed in this profile, confirming the findings of other researchers from the state (10) (Table 1): it is most often at this age that parents detect the development disorders. These professionals need more awareness about the possibility of speech-language therapy intervention and/or orientation in the first two years of the child (21) .…”

“…This result shows the necessity of monitoring the epidemiological profile of the population in the different contexts within the country, independently of the child's age group, as the acquisition and development of speech and language are dynamic and complex processes that suffer interference from factors intrinsic and extrinsic to the child. 77.9% of the patients screened were absorbed by the school-clinic of the speech-language therapy service of Universidade de São Paulo, which may be related with the insufficient number of speech-language therapists hired by the regional Basic Health Units (9,10,26) . It is understood that the speech-language assistance rendered by the school-clinic is not intended to meet the whole demand from the population.…”

“…Knowledge by health professionals, and especially pediatricians, as well as by governmental organs, about the frequency of speech-language disorders by gender, age and origin of referral (9,10) is extremely important to minimize the negative effects of these disorders the earliest possible. It should be stressed that the studies analyzing the adequacy of the institutional assistance model and that suggest actions with more impact on the health of the population involved, respecting environmental concerns (11) and in harmony with temporal needs (12) , can also contribute toward the implementation of actions.…”

Perfil fonológico de crianças com baixa visão de 6 a 9 anos de idade em uma instituição para cegos na cidade de Salvador - BA

“…However, the relationship between the mother and the child with visual impairment is one of the first aspects to be affected, compromising other areas of development 13 . The impact on the family with the birth of a disabled child, as well as the expectations of interaction created by the mother before the child will determine the way in which they reinforce the consequences that the visual change already causes in child development 14,15 . A scholar has noticed that children with visual impairment need constant and specialized stimulation since the early years of life.…”

Queixas e hipóteses diagnósticas de pacientes avaliados em serviço fonoaudiológico ambulatorial

“…A predominância do gênero masculino foi observada em outros estudos que analisaram o perfil de pacientes em atendimento fonoaudioló-gico 2,8,[11][12][13][14] . Há autores que relatam como possível explicação a existência de uma maturação cerebral mais lenta e a influência de fatores genéticos em crianças do sexo masculino 14 .…”